FacePause
The facts below are what the maker publishes about FacePause, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From FacePause's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| FacePause | — | One personal license for Macs you own or control · updates included · One-time purchase; no price displayed on the page opened |
The facts
Each one read from FacePause's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Detection
- The product describes monitoring distance, eye variance, and head tilt to identify fatigue signals.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site specifically names Zoom and Teams as video-call apps during which monitoring pauses.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License
- A license is personal and covers Macs the buyer owns or controls; one license is for one person.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Network activity
- The site says there are no network requests during monitoring.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says face and camera data remain on the Mac and are never transmitted to servers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- FacePause detects signs of screen fatigue using your face and nudges you to take breaks.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Refund
- The refund policy offers a full refund within 30 days when the app does not work as described and the issue cannot be resolved.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is provided by email at [email protected], with replies usually within 1–2 business days.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Supported system
- The product supports macOS 11 Big Sur and later on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Updates
- Updates are included with the license, with no promised update cadence.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Video-call behavior
- FacePause releases the camera when another app needs it and resumes monitoring after the call.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Website analytics
- The privacy policy says the website uses self-hosted, cookieless Umami analytics and retains anonymous aggregated analytics for 12 months.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Warsaw, Polandchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker and location
- The terms identify Radoslaw Latarski as the operator, based in Warsaw, Poland; the homepage says it is built by Radek Latarski in Warsaw.checked 4 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Not available for Windows
- The site says FacePause is Mac-only for now and lists Windows as on the roadmap.checked 4 Oct 2026
- On-device processing
- Camera frames are analyzed on the Mac and discarded, with no video recording or frames stored.checked 4 Oct 2026
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